KAUST Innovation Fund

KAUST Innovation Fund is KAUST Innovation Ventures’ venture capital platform in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, backing deep-tech startups in the Kingdom and companies expanding there. It invests from pre-seed through early Series A across health, energy, food, water, AI, agriculture, sustainability and related deep-tech sectors. Typical initial checks are $100K-$700K through convertible notes or equity, with stated capacity up to $500K at seed and up to $2M at early stage. The fund is best suited to founders seeking capital plus access to the KAUST ecosystem, technical expertise, mentorship and commercialization resources.